Thornton News

Jeff Greenberg's excited about the 2013 Scovie Awards his barbecue sauce took home in March - second-place honors in the American Style Mild, Diet Friendly and Specialty Chile categories - but not that excited.

An Adams County District Court jury on Thursday found a man accused of killing another man during a Halloween party in 2006 guilty of murder.

A police chase through Northglenn and Thornton ended with a crash on Thursday morning that left a suspected stolen vehicle upside down and at least six people hurt.

Colorado Rockies first basemen Todd Helton pleaded guilty to DWAI Tuesday morning, and received one year of probation and a $400 fine from a Thornton judge stemming from his arrest in early February.

This cubicle at a Thornton, Colo., business was styled using a bold fabric pattern on the facing cubicle wall and black-and-white patterned contact paper on an upper cabinet and various accessories.

Nikki Beck, 9, right, and her sister, Alana, 8, both of Firestone, look through the free comics in order to make their choice on Saturday, observed across North America and around the world as Free Comic Book Day.

A business-backed proposal to study whether Colorado is underutilizing minority- and women-owned contractors died in a Senate committee Wednesday.

Adams County officials on Wednesday sent Denver officials a letter giving Denver Mayor Michael Hancock one week to submit a response that shows how Adams County would benefit from his plan to develop Denver International Airport.

Colorado's oil and gas companies working in the booming Wattenberg field north of Denver would be required to step up their tests of groundwater before and after new wells are drilled under a bill working its way through the state Legislature.

In a move to strengthen its growing position in the Colorado new home marketplace, Century Communities , a locally-owned and operated new home builder, has announced its purchase of the remaining land assets available at Pulte Homes and Centex communities in the Denver-Metro area.

The legislature this week debated several bills aimed at the business community, covering controversial topics including workplace discrimination and unemployment benefits during a lockout.

Last week marked the first of a series of meetings between the Adams County board of commissioners and county voters, ostensibly to carve out what will be the future territories of five county commissioners.

Bill Daniels, the legendary pioneer in cable television known for his kindness and generosity to those in need, must have been smiling from above as he watched the action on the floor of the Colorado House chambers on April 22.

A federal judge has sentenced a Colorado man to 51 months in prison for sending counterfeit bills and drugs through the mail into Idaho.

Friends of a man shot and killed at a Denny's spent Sunday wondering how the big-hearted music lover wound up a homicide victim.

Two suspects were caught on camera at a store in Denver, trying to use a credit card stolen from a car in March.

A Longmont woman suspected of going on an identity theft and forgery crime spree in March and April has been accused of stealing from fellow inmates in Adams County, according to court records.

Cairn Christian Church, 1700 Stonehenge, Lafayette, will host a community workshop "CIVIL-izing Gay Unions" at 7 p.m. today.

Arapahoe County Sheriff's Deputy Abbas Montoya talks with a driver during a 2009 traffic stop.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools, a district of about 43,000 students, could end up paying nearly $93 million in retirement stipends because of an ongoing commitment it made to teachers and other certified employees more than two decades ago.